Chapter one hundred and seventy-eighth imperial drive to the west
Chapter 178: Yu Jia’s Western Expedition
Zhang Zixing left Jin'ao Island and rode a dragon horse all the way. Although he ran for a while, his face looked a little heavy, but his heart felt much more relaxed.
Although he lost a good opportunity to gain Xuanling Qi, he has already figured out a lot of things. A woman like Han Zhixian must not miss it. Another day, he will choose an opportunity to go to Jin'ao Island and reveal the secret to her.
, sincerely begging for her not only to be a couple of monks, but also to be his wife, a wife who will stay together for a lifetime.
In a sense, what he gained today will be far greater than what he lost.
Similarly, on Bixiao's side, he also planned to let nature take its course. If they really hit it off, even if they took Kong Xuan to the Three Immortals Island, they would still get a bride back.
In the days that followed, Zhang Zixing would write a letter every two days and ask Yuan Hong to take it to Jin'ao Island. The content of the letter was naturally not accessible to a third party. Every time Han Zhixian received the letter, he would always
It was inevitable to use the wind bag or the black evil sword to avoid being laughed at or peeked at by the fellow Taoists who gathered around. Over time, even Quetongzi who guarded Jin'ao Island and the "messenger" Yuan Hong became good friends.
Zhang Zixing doesn't know if he has created a precedent for love letters. Although there are many plagiarisms in the letters such as "If the love lasts for a long time, how can we stay together day and night", most of them are sincere words.
Gradually, Hanzhixian asked Yuan Hong to send more and more replies, and their relationship quickly heated up.
Just when Zhang Zixing was waiting for the time to come, and was about to go to Jin'ao Island to "capture" this Taoist couple, he suddenly received an emergency military report. Huang Feihu's army on the Western Expedition was defeated by the Quan Rong, and lost many soldiers and generals. Most of the sergeants could no longer fight.
After the battle, they returned in defeat. Both Huang Feihu and Jiang Wenhuan were seriously injured, but fortunately they were cured by Hongjin elixir. Among their generals, Ji Kang, Chang Hao (snake spirit), Yang Xian (goat spirit), and Zhu Zizhen (pig spirit) died.
, 150,000 troops and horses, only less than half are left.
Zhang Zixing was shocked. The lineup of Huang Feihu's army was luxurious. Whether it was a conventional battle or an unconventional battle, the chance of winning was very high. Why was it such a disastrous defeat and the loss of four generals? Could it be that some immortals were causing trouble?
Yuan Hong had a close friendship with the Six Monsters of Meishan. When he heard that three of them had died, he was immediately furious and asked the emperor for orders to lead the army to take revenge. Zhang Zixing knew that Yuan Hong was not a handsome man and his current situation was unknown, so he asked him to stay in peace.
Don't worry, wait until the remnant army returns, ask for details, and then take stock.
Soon, the defeated army of the Western Expedition finally returned to Chaoge. Huang Feihu led his two deputy commanders and generals to the nine halls to plead guilty to the emperor. What surprised the ministers was that the emperor, who had not been in court for a long time, was becoming more and more "brutal" and was not there.
He severely punished the defeated generals. Although he looked unhappy, he just said lightly: "Young ministers, you don't have to blame yourself. Victory or defeat is a normal matter for military officers."
The generals were ashamed and grateful, and could not kneel down. When the emperor asked about the situation of the battle that day, Huang Feihu sighed and spoke up. Quanrong is known as the "people on horseback", proficient in riding and archery, and good at harassing and attacking.
Tactics have always been the old enemy to the west of Dashang. In the past few years, strategic inventions such as stirrups and repeating crossbows from Dashang have gradually flowed into the Quanrong, further improving their already quite strong combat effectiveness.
But these are secondary, because Zhang Zixing had already expected this, and this time he was specially equipped with newer weapons. Even the war horses were improved varieties, no less inferior to the horses of the Quanrong tribe. At the beginning of the confrontation, the Shang army
He really gained the upper hand, won several games in a row, and killed many enemies.
After Lang Ye, the king of Quanrong, learned about the defeat of the front, he immediately led his army to confront the Shang army. Lang Ye had many powerful characters under his command, all of whom had profound magical powers, and behind them there were masters with unfathomable strength.
Although there are many people who are proficient in Taoism in the Shang Army, they are no match for them. Ji Kang, Chang Hao, Yang Xian, and Zhu Zizhen fell into their hands. And Lang Yexian himself had been taught by strangers.
Proficient in poison techniques, he secretly poisoned the drinking water of the Shang army, and openly used large-scale poison techniques on the battlefield, causing countless casualties to the merchant soldiers. The survivors were also poisoned and their combat effectiveness was low. It was all thanks to Hong Jin and others.
He had to fight tooth and nail with Taoism to escape.
After retreating to Xiqi, the surviving sergeants were unable to recover from their poisonous wounds and could no longer continue fighting, so they had to retreat to the DPRK in defeat.
Taoist? Poison? Zhang Zixing frowned tightly. The ministers had not seen the emperor so serious for a long time, and they did not dare to speak out to avoid disturbing. Zhang Zixing thought for a while and finally made a decision.
, ordered the imperial doctor to quickly go to the military camp to check the poisons of the sergeants, and then ordered people to pass the order to Tongguan to transfer Yu Hualong and his son to Chaoge to obey the order.
At this time, an official from the Ministry of War stepped forward and said: "The guard general of Tongguan is Chen Tong, and Yu Hualong is currently an alternate, and has been serving at Chaoge."
Zhang Zixing blushed, and then he remembered that Yu Hualong was appointed as the guard of Tongguan just after Huang Feihu returned to the five passes and killed Chen Tong. At that moment, he announced that Yu Hualong would come to Jiujian Hall to meet him. The ministers did not pay attention to this little incident that went wrong.
, in their opinion, it was remarkable that the emperor could remember the name of an alternate commander-in-chief. What they paid attention to was the emperor's movements of dispatching troops and generals - it seemed that troops would be used against Quanrong again soon.
Soon, Yu Hualong went to the palace and knelt before the Emperor.
Zhang Zixing asked: "Yu Qing, I heard that you have five sons, all of whom have extraordinary abilities. Are they willing to serve the country?"
Yu Hualong was surprised by the emperor's intelligence, but he did not dare to neglect: "How can a dog be regarded as a saint? Your Majesty clearly knows that there will be five sons in the end, Yu Da, Yu Zhao, Yu Guang, Yu Xian, and Yu De. Among them, Yu De is overseas.
He became a monk and studied under his master. Although the general and his son have ordinary abilities, they are loyal to the great merchants and are willing to repay your Majesty with their passion."
When Zhang Zixing heard that Yu De was absent, he showed a look of regret and said: "Yu Qing is commendable for your loyalty and bravery, and I am very happy. I want to put you and your son in a good position. Since Yu De studied abroad, he must have skills. Can I recall him and join us?"
To serve the country?”
Although Yu Hualong was a candidate for the commander-in-chief, he had never found a vacancy. Now that he heard the emperor's words, he was immediately overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty is deeply gracious, and I will never forget it until I die! Quanzi once left a letter to the general, but in an important matter
Contact us at this time. After the general returns, I will immediately summon him to serve your majesty!"
Zhang Zixing heard that Yu De could come back and said happily: "With Yu Qing and his son, this western expedition will be worry-free!"
People who are not familiar with the original book "The Romance of the Gods" may not know the name "Yu De". In fact, this person's personal magic power is ordinary, and he can't even defeat the third generation disciple of Chanjiao. However, he has a skill that even Zhang Zixing deliberately used some time ago.
Anyone who has made friends with Lu Yue is willing to be defeated, and that is the art of five fights of poisonous pox. In the original plot, Lu Yue and his disciples once sneaked into Xiqi with plague pills, and poisoned the water everywhere, causing disaster to everyone in Xiqi. And during the Battle of Tongguan
, Yu De's method was even more cruel. The poisonous pox technique could be spread by the wind. The poisoned person would have particles all over his body, unable to move. Overnight, the 600,000-strong Zhou army, including many disciples of the Chan Sect, were all killed.
Poisonous hands will prevent fireworks. If Yang Jian hadn't gone to Huoyun Cave again, I'm afraid there would be no luck.
From this point of view, Yu De and Lu Yue can be regarded as the two major biochemical weapons experts in "Fengshen".
Of course, Yu De's own cultivation level cannot be compared with Lu Yue's, which also makes his current reputation pitifully small. But "killers are often unknown" because famous people will always attract attention and become defensive, so
To a certain extent, the unknown Yu De is more terrifying than the famous Lu Yue.
Originally, there was an unwritten rule in the world of cultivation, that is, Taoism cannot be used on a large scale to fight against mortals. Generally speaking, there are not many people who do this. Even if they are not reprimanded and punished by fellow Taoists, the cause and effect karma involved
The force is also beyond what ordinary practitioners can bear.
In the Battle of the Gods, there were only a few cases where large-scale spells were used to kill or injure sergeants. Jiang Ziya froze Xiqi Mountain with the water of the North Sea. This was done by the four generals of the Demon Family, Yu Yixian, Lu Yue, Yu De, and Luo Xuan.
Deeds. Among them, Lu Yue, Yu De, and Luo Xuan were the only ones who barely succeeded, but they were eventually neutralized. The only one who really succeeded was Xiaoqiang Jiang Ziya. Even with the protection of a saint, he did not dare to mess around. He only caught
Three generals were killed, and less than 10% of the remaining 50,000 troops froze to death.
Now the wolf has also invaded the great merchants, burning, killing and looting along the way, and even committed the evil act of massacring the city. He also used evil poison to kill tens of thousands of merchant soldiers. It can be described as extremely cruel. To deal with such an invader, the only way to deal with such an invader is to fight tooth for tooth.
Zhang Zixing immediately announced to the court: The Quanrong tribe in the West repeatedly violated the borders of the Great Shang, massacred the people of the Great Shang, and used evil magic to defy the conquests of the heavenly soldiers. This was a heinous crime. As the king of the Great Shang, he would personally conquer the Great Shang and sweep them away in one fell swoop.
Eliminate the troubles in the west and relieve the suffering of the people.
As soon as this statement came out, the reaction of the ministers was very fierce. Many people believed that the emperor could take advantage of the opportunity of personal expedition to sweep away the decadence of the past, revive the imperial court, reproduce the achievements of the Eastern Expedition, and pacify the western border. However, many ministers believed that the emperor could
The Rong were too ferocious and had evil ways. Although the emperor was brave, he had been away from the battlefield for a long time. It would be dangerous to rush to conquer personally.
Fei Zhong was unexpectedly silent. He knew that once the emperor decided on a major matter, he would not listen to the objections of these ministers, and with the emperor's wisdom and strategy, he would never fight an uncertain battle.
Sure enough, Zhang Zixing gave the final word that the personal expedition was decided by the Holy Will and no more words could be said. Then there was a series of dispatches of troops and generals, including the four generals of the Mo Family in Jiameng Pass, Zhang Kui and his wife in Jizhou, Chen Qi in Qinglong Pass, etc.
People were clearly on the list, and even Dr. Fei Lian and his son were also on the list. Nailai was the leader of the imperial army, and he had to accompany the army to protect the emperor. His father Fei Lian was also appointed as military counselor. Fei Lian did not expect that the emperor would take him on board.
On the battlefield, I couldn't refuse, so I had to complain secretly.
After Zhang Zixing retired from the court, he summoned the national advisor Shen Gongbao with Xinxiang, and told him about the dog warrior poison technique and the personal expedition of the imperial driver, and asked him to go to Mingming Mountain on Kowloon Island to seek help from Lu Yue. Shen Gongbao understood this.
Important, he got up immediately, rode the black tiger, and headed to Fame Mountain.
——The God of Plague and the God of Pox attack together, let’s see how the wolf deals with it first!
In order to ensure the victory of this Western Expedition, Kong Xuan must take them with him. For some reason, he always had an unknown premonition. Considering that there must be someone in the court to take care of him, and Ying Long and the female slaves should not be exposed too much, he still let them
The two men stayed in Chaoge, just in case.
In order to prevent accidents from happening, he wanted to take away Fei Lian, who had ulterior motives. Although Zhu Jian, an "internal agent", was by Fei Lian's side, he was afraid of uncontrollable changes. In the same way, another dangerous figure, Daji, also
Can't stay in Chaoge.
The poison poisoned by those soldiers on the Western Expedition was very strange. Even the imperial doctors, whose medical level had greatly improved, could only temporarily suppress the poison and could not eradicate it. When Zhang Zixing was planning to use the super brain to analyze the components of the toxin, Yu Hualong came to report
, Yu De has returned from overseas in compliance with the order.
Zhang Zixing hurriedly asked Yu De to come and see if there was anything that could be done about the poisoned sergeants. Yu De did not disappoint Zhang Zixing. He quickly identified the poison and prepared the antidote in just one day. The antidote was transformed
In the water, after the sergeant drank it, the toxins were gradually eliminated and the body regained its vitality. However, it would take a long time to recuperate before the soldier could fully regain his combat effectiveness.
Zhang Zixing was overjoyed and immediately made Yu Hualong the Fenwei General, and Yu De and his four brothers were the Tiger Generals. They would join the Holy Spirit in the Western Expedition in the future. Although Yu De was a Taoist, he had been influenced by his father since he was a child and had a strong sense of loyalty to the emperor.
, when the Emperor asked him if he was worried about using the Five Dou Poison Technique on the battlefield in the future, Yu De shook his head without hesitation and expressed his willingness to listen to all the Emperor's orders. Zhang Zixing was very satisfied.
At this time, good news also came from Shen Gongbao. Since Lu Yue was using magic to strengthen Zheng Lun's foundation, neither of them could escape. However, Lu Yue kept in mind the emperor's original favor and sent Zhou Xin and Li
Strangely, three of Yang Wenhui's disciples came to help, and they also brought with them a chemical agent of mass destruction - Plague Pill.
After the preparations were complete, Zhang Zixing calculated that the troops and horses were fully deployed, and immediately led an army of 400,000 to the west to conquer the Quanrong in person. His beautiful concubine Daji, who had won the Holy Heart, also went with the army. Of course, before setting off, he did not forget to take care of the generals.
The news of the journey was told to Han Zhixian and Bixiao.
In accordance with the emperor's decree, during the imperial expedition, the eldest prince Jiao was responsible for supervising the country on his behalf, and was assisted by Yabigan and King Wucheng Huang Feihu of the Zhenguo. If there were any internal affairs decisions, he would ask Bigan, and if there were any military affairs, he would ask Huang Feihu.
After explaining the affairs of the court, Zhang Zixing led the army and marched toward the west in a mighty manner, starting his second personal expedition.
After Zhang Zixing's army left, a beautiful red figure appeared in the alley behind the crowd of onlookers. This woman had a beautiful figure, but her face was covered by a veil.
She looked at the palace in the distance, her beautiful eyes shining with hatred.